Blackband

/ˈblækbænd/ noun

Definition

A dark or black stripe or band of color, or historically, a type of iron-rich shale used in ironmaking.

Etymology

From 'black' (Old English 'blæc') + 'band' (from Germanic roots meaning strip). The geological term refers to iron carbonate deposits found in coal-bearing strata.

Kelly Says

In 19th-century Scotland and Wales, 'blackband' shale was mined intensely because it was essentially pre-enriched iron ore right next to coal—making iron smelting incredibly efficient and cheap.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰይጣን ባንድ
seyt'an band
ARالعربية
شريط أسود
sh-rit as-wad
BNবাংলা
কালো ব্যাণ্ড
ka-lo ba-an-d
CACatalà
banda negra
ban-da ne-gra
CSČeština
černá páska
cer-na pás-ka
DADansk
sort bånd
sort bånd
DEDeutsch
Schwarze Band
shvar-ze band
ELΕλληνικά
μαύρη ζώνη
mavri zon-i
ESEspañol
banda negra
ban-da ne-gra
FAفارسی
کمربند سیاه
kam-band siyah
FISuomi
musta nauha
musta nau-ha
FRFrançais
bande noire
ban-d no-ir
GUGU
બેન્ન બેન્ડ
benn band
HAHA
gidan da ya zazzaga
gi-dan da ya za-za-ga
HEעברית
רצועה שחורה
retsua sha-chora
HIहिन्दी
काली बैंड
kaali ba-ind
HUMagyar
fekete sáv
fe-ke-te sa-v
IDBahasa Indonesia
pita hitam
pi-ta hi-tam
IGIG
nkeji ọcha
nke-ji o-cha
ITItaliano
fascia nera
fas-cia ne-ra
JA日本語
黒い帯
kuroi obi
KKKK
қара белдем
qara bel-dem
KMKM
បណ្តាញខ្មៅ
ban-da-an khmaou
KO한국어
검은색 띠
geomeunsaek t-i
MRMR
कळा बँड
kala band
MSBahasa Melayu
pita hitam
pita hitam
MYမြန်မာ
blacklist ဘောင်
blak list ba-ung
NLNederlands
zwarte band
zwarte band
NONorsk
sort bånd
sort bånd
PAPA
ਕਾਲੇ ਟੇਪ
kala tape
PLPolski
czarny pasek
czar-ny pa-sek
PTPortuguês
banda preta
ban-da pre-ta
RORomână
bandă neagră
ban-da ne-a-gra
RUРусский
черная полоса
chernaya polosa
SVSvenska
svart band
svart band
SWKiswahili
ukanda mweusi
u-kan-da mweu-si
TAதமிழ்
கருப்புப் பட்டை
ka-ruppu pat-tai
TEతెలుగు
బ్లాక్ బ్యాండ్
blak ba-ndd
THไทย
แถบสีดำ
thaep si dam
TLTL
itim na banda
itim na ban-da
TRTürkçe
siyah şerit
siyah she-rit
UKУкраїнська
чорна стрічка
chorna strichka
URاردو
بلیک بیلٹ
blak belt
VITiếng Việt
dải đen
dai đen
YOYO
agbọọrọ
ag-bo-o-ro
ZH中文
黑带
hēi dài
ZUZU
ibandla ebusika
i-ban-dla e-bu-si-ka

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